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Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion 150<br />

<strong>and</strong> microwave cured for the evaluation <strong>of</strong> flexural elastic modulus <strong>and</strong> the stressstrain<br />

curves. In these test a beam <strong>of</strong> the specimen is supported at two points <strong>and</strong><br />

loaded in the midpoint.<br />

For this purpose specimens <strong>of</strong> rectangular shape <strong>of</strong> size reported in Table 3.27<br />

have been used.<br />

Flexural Test Specimen Size<br />

Length<br />

Width<br />

Thickness<br />

≈ 12 cm<br />

≈ 1cm<br />

≈ 2mm<br />

Table 3.27: Size <strong>of</strong> specimens used for flexural tests.<br />

The load has been applied on the specimen with a rate <strong>of</strong> crosshead motion<br />

calculated with the following relation:<br />

R= ZL2<br />

6d<br />

(3.33)<br />

where R [mm] is the rate <strong>of</strong> crosshead motion, L [mm] is the support span, d [mm]<br />

is the depth <strong>of</strong> the beam <strong>and</strong> Z [mm/mm/min] the rate <strong>of</strong> straining <strong>of</strong> the outer<br />

fiber. Z shall be equal to 0,01.<br />

The loading nose <strong>and</strong> the supports have been aligned so that the axes <strong>of</strong> the<br />

cylindrical surfaces are parallel <strong>and</strong> the loading nose is midway between the supports.<br />

The test has been interrupted when the 5% <strong>of</strong> deformation <strong>of</strong> the specimens<br />

has been reached.<br />

During the test simultaneous load-deflection data have been measured.<br />

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